"e-file" meaning in English

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  "etymology_text": "From e- + file, perhaps as a back-formation from e-filing.",
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      "form": "e-files",
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      "form": "e-filed",
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        "To file (a lawsuit, a patent application, etc.) by means of computer technology."
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        "(transitive) To file (a lawsuit, a patent application, etc.) by means of computer technology."
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